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Mina Kim
Reporter
Mina Kim covers a range of issues impacting the Bay Area as General Assignment Reporter for KQED News. She got hooked on public radio six years ago during a brief fellowship with KQED's "Pacific Time," which is no longer in production. She continued to hone her journalism skills as KQED's fill-in reporter and as a freelance reporter and producer for other radio programs. She's been heard on NPR, "Marketplace," PRI's "The World," and various news websites. Her work was recognized by the Asian American Journalists Association.
Mina earned her B.A. in Women's Studies from the University of Michigan. She was an elementary teacher in New Jersey, and the director of a women's organization in Los Angeles before pursuing journalism. Most recently, she was an instructor for the Coro Center for Civic Leadership where she facilitated leadership and management training programs for faculty at UC San Francisco, and minority executives in Sacramento.
Stories (124 archives)
Protesters Target Wells Fargo Meeting
Occupy protesters say they won't rest until big banks reform their foreclosure practices. Several hundred people went to Wells Fargo headquarters in San Francisco Tuesday, where the bank's annual shareholders' meeting was being held.
Oakland Shooting Victims Remembered at Prayer Vigil
The man accused of killing seven people at Oikos Christian College in Oakland is scheduled to be arraigned later today. Last night, people gathered at Allen Temple Baptist Church to mourn those who died.
Oakland's Activist Past Contributes to Occupy Conflict
The city of Oakland faces challenges shared by many other California cities: a crumbling tax base, layoffs of city workers, schools laboring with state budget cuts. But only Oakland is locked in a sustained conflict with Occupy protesters, exposing the Oakland Police Department's strained relationship with the community.
UC Police Response to Protests Discussed
UC police sparked public outrage over the way they handled Occupy protesters on the Berkeley and Davis campuses late last year. The UC president's office set up a series of public meetings to advise a panel charged with advising campus police ahead of future protests. The first was last night in Berkeley.
Supreme Court: GPS Tracking of Suspects Requires Warrant
Bay Area Muslims are applauding a unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that requires police to obtain a search warrant before putting a GPS tracking device on someone's car.
